Vehicle recall R/1997/086

Fiat Ducato recall: Possible reduction in brake servo assistance

DVSA recall R/1997/086 names the Fiat Ducato. It was launched 20 March 1998. It covers vehicles built 1 January 1994 to 31 December 1996.

Recall data updated 22 September 2026

Recall: R/1997/086
Launched: 20 March 1998
Issued by: FIAT CHRYSLER AUTOMOBILES UK LTD
Vehicles: 448 across the lines below

What can go wrong

On batteries fitted with non-watertight caps rainwater from the windscreen may run into the battery and result in a leakage of battery contents. This leakage may damage the adjacent fabric reinforced rubber brake servo pipe and reduce or cancel the servo assistance available when braking.

The fix

Affected vehicles are being recalled to have a cover fitted to the battery and checking of the brake servo pipe for damage.

Models and build dates

As listed in the DVSA recall file. Vehicle numbers are DVSA figures for each line.
Model	Built	Vehicles
Fiat Ducato	1 January 1994 to 31 December 1996	448

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Other recalls for these models

R/2000/116 Fuel tank mountings 10 January 2001, Fiat Ducato
R/2002/079 Handbrake concern 15 April 2002, Fiat Ducato
R/2002/169 Water ingress to ABS control unit 9 December 2002, Fiat Ducato
R/2003/027 Interior fan wiring may chafe on dashboard support 5 February 2003, Fiat Ducato
R/2004/079 Possibility that the accelerator pedal could foul on the floor 30 May 2004, Fiat Ducato
R/2004/181 Possibility of loss of brake fluids and extended pedal travel 1 October 2004, Fiat Ducato

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Source

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: DVSA vehicle recall records (RecallsFile.csv), recalls launched 1992 to 2026. Recall data updated 22 September 2026.

Recall wording is DVSA's, with capitals and punctuation tidied and American spellings such as tire, center and windshield given in British English. We list a recall when its make and model match a car or van family with at least 1,000 DVSA MOT tests from 2022 to 2025, and when the maker of the vehicle issued it.

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